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Air quality is back to “good” and the dust we experienced from yesterdays haboob has calmed and improved dramatically. That said we’re not out of the woods yet. Still some gusts lingering with the South Coast Air Quality Management Department issuing a new Windblown Dust Advisory that started this afternoon, going into Saturday morning. We’re
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Temps will be well below average for the next several days, and the humidity is gradually thinning out, too. The Jetstream is dipping pretty far to the South, allowing some cooler air into the region. Highs will be near the 100 degree mark. Dew points should settle into the lower 50s, and drop even further
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The stickiest air of the week is on its way out. Dew points climbed near 70 degrees overnight, but drier air pushes in from the west today and humidity gradually drops through the next 48 hours. An isolated storm or two could still fire this afternoon, mainly over the mountains and
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Dew points will slowly drop through the next couple of days, and temperatures will be several degrees below average through the weekend. The monsoonal flow continues, and the possibility of thunderstorms lingers, especially in the high desert today. Highs will top out below average today and through the weekend. Dew points remain above the 50
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — As high school sports return across the Coachella Valley, student-athletes are once again facing one of their biggest opponents – the heat. California Interscholastic Federation guidelines require schools to monitor environmental conditions and heat stress using the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, or WBGT, to help determine when outdoor practices and
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Monsoonal thunderstorms are appearing again today. Instability and moisture continues to lend itself to their formation, but those chances should fall as we see drier and breezier weather Wednesday and beyond. A Flash Flood Warning was issued just south of the Coachella Valley this afternoon as we continue to watch
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A Flash Flood Warning was issued just south of the Coachella Valley this afternoon as we continue to watch cells pass in our mountains. We’re not seeing any impacts on the valley floor yet, but do note this warning included a small part of Highway 111 through the east end of the valley, near Thermal.
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—5:45pm UPDATE— We’ve seen severe Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flood Warnings issued this afternoon and evening from the San Diego deserts, stretching through the Riverside County mountains and into the High Desert. A few of these Areal Flood Advisories currently remain in place, before storms calm down this evening. We did see pockets of brief,
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – With temperatures climbing into the triple digits across the Coachella Valley, air conditioning systems are working overtime to keep homes cool. But not all AC units use energy the same way. Newer high-efficiency systems are designed to cool homes while using less energy than many older units. Systems that are
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Dew points are way up today, and the potential for isolated thunderstorms exists for our mountain communities, the high desert, and even a small chance here on the Valley floor. Dew points will remain quite high through tomorrow. Highs all week will be at or below our seasonal norm, so cooler than last week. An
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Humidity has really skyrocketed Sunday afternoon. Dew points across the valley have been well in the 60s and 70s. There’s a decent amount of clouds filtering past the valley as we see some monsoonal activity in our local mountains. A look at the Doppler radar shows some significant rainfall near
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Today’s high of 113 degrees will be slightly lower than yesterday’s, marking the beginning of a cooling trend expected through this week. The high-pressure system that has dominated our weather pattern in recent weeks will weaken in response to a series of shortwave troughs moving inland and northward. Now, this
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We’re dealing with another weekend of extreme heat here in the Coachella Valley! A lot of folks are in town for Splash House, so be sure to be wary of these summertime highs. An Extreme Heat Warning remains in place for the valley until 8 o’clock Sunday evening. The length
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Extreme Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect until Sunday night, with a high today near 114 degrees, five degrees above the seasonal average. TODAYS HIGHS EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AT 8 P.M. While we have seen warmer temperatures in the past
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The hot and humid pattern isn’t changing much just yet–though today doesn’t feel quite as oppressive as Wednesday and Thursday. Afternoon highs will continue to climb into the low to mid 110s through the weekend, with an Extreme Heat Warning remaining in effect through Sunday evening as Major HeatRisk continues across the Coachella Valley. While
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The weekend will be another hot and humid affair, with temps hitting the one-teens until early next week. Highs today will reach 110, and will be even hotter tomorrow. Dew points surged into the 70s yesterday afternoon, today it is modestly drier. We will keep an eye on our Doppler Radar to monitor potential thunderstorm
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High temperatures aren’t changing much through the weekend, with afternoon highs continuing in the lower to middle one-teens under an Extreme Heat Warning now in effect through Sunday evening. While temperatures remain dangerously hot, it’s really the added monsoonal moisture that’s stealing the show and making conditions feel uncomfortable and sticky with dew points lingering
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — As the Coachella Valley faces high temperatures, Berger Foundation Iceplex is bringing the ice back just in time. The rink reopens to the public on Monday, August 10, after crews began flooding the ice on August 5 and painted the surface, lines and logos on August 6. To celebrate the
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Daytime highs remain in the lower one-teens and get hotter this weekend. Today, expect temps near 110. Dew points soared into the lower 70s yesterday, and we’re seeing similar numbers today, so the humidity remains uncomfortably high. The Extreme Heat Warning is now in effect until SUNDAY evening, so temperatures will still climb to dangerous
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Our dangerous heat isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. High temperatures didn’t look as intimidating as they felt. Elevated moisture, higher dewpoints and relative humidity made the apparent temperature feel aggressively hotter. An Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect through Saturday at 8pm as highs continue in the low to middle one-teens, with very little day-to-day
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